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Part of the 2024 Irish local elections
An election to all 28 seats on Clare County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Clare is divided into 5 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).[2]
Party
|
First-preference votes
|
Seats
|
Votes
|
% FPv
|
Swing (pp)
|
Cand.
|
2019
|
Elected 2024
|
Change
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
21,034
|
39.10
|
0.51
|
16
|
13
|
14
|
1
|
|
Fine Gael
|
15,608
|
29.01
|
2.69
|
11
|
8
|
9
|
1
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
3,929
|
7.30
|
2.42
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
Green
|
2,735
|
5.08
|
1.11
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Independent Ireland
|
1,805
|
3.36
|
New
|
3
|
New
|
New
|
New
|
|
Social Democrats
|
1,211
|
2.25
|
0.57
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Labour
|
515
|
0.96
|
0.02
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Aontú
|
275
|
0.51
|
New
|
1
|
New
|
New
|
New
|
|
Irish Freedom
|
287
|
0.53
|
New
|
1
|
New
|
New
|
New
|
|
Farmers' Alliance
|
234
|
0.43
|
New
|
1
|
New
|
New
|
New
|
|
The Irish People
|
127
|
0.24
|
New
|
1
|
New
|
New
|
New
|
|
Independent
|
6,038
|
11.22
|
6.98
|
10
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
Total Valid
|
53,798
|
98.95
|
|
Spoilt votes
|
571
|
1.05
|
Total
|
54,369
|
100
|
—
|
59
|
28
|
28
|
|
Registered voters/Turnout
|
98,937
|
54.95
|
|
Retiring incumbents
[edit]
The following councillors did not seek re-election:
Results by local electoral area
[edit]
^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election.
Ennis: 7 seats[6][7]
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Pat Daly[*]
|
15.56
|
1,832
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Mary Howard[*]
|
12.18
|
1,434
|
1,485
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Paul Murphy[*]
|
11.31
|
1,332
|
1,363
|
1,369
|
1,389
|
1,429
|
1,463
|
1,467
|
1,537
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Clare Colleran Molloy[*]
|
10.12
|
1,192
|
1,266
|
1,267
|
1,290
|
1,320
|
1,346
|
1,350
|
1,404
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Tommy Guilfoyle
|
10.11
|
1,191
|
1,215
|
1,220
|
1,255
|
1,289
|
1,338
|
1,338
|
1,470
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Antoinette Bashua
|
9.92
|
1,168
|
1,233
|
1,236
|
1,322
|
1,383
|
1,422
|
1,424
|
1,502
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Tom O'Callaghan[†]
|
8.81
|
1,038
|
1,106
|
1,111
|
1,127
|
1,161
|
1,206
|
1,207
|
1,271
|
|
Green
|
Bridget Ginnity
|
5.99
|
705
|
716
|
718
|
763
|
833
|
873
|
873
|
1,113
|
|
Social Democrats
|
Hilary Tonge
|
5.08
|
598
|
606
|
607
|
639
|
735
|
822
|
823
|
|
|
Labour
|
Seamus Ryan
|
3.59
|
423
|
434
|
435
|
471
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Ruairi Keenan
|
3.39
|
399
|
406
|
433
|
487
|
527
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Amanda Major
|
3.36
|
396
|
403
|
410
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Jacek Kazimierz Kwasny
|
0.58
|
68
|
70
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 24,226 Valid: 11,776 Spoilt: 183 Quota: 1,473 Turnout: 11,959 (49.36%)
|
Ennistymon: 4 seats[8]
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Bill Slattery
|
24.72%
|
2,244
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Joe Garrihy[*]
|
19.76%
|
1,794
|
1,901
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Joe Killeen[*]
|
17.56%
|
1,594
|
1,637
|
1,659
|
1,673
|
1,707
|
1,779
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Shane Talty[*]
|
17.29%
|
1,569
|
1,758
|
1,789
|
1,807
|
1,846
|
|
|
Green
|
Liam Grant[†]
|
12.67%
|
1,150
|
1,203
|
1,223
|
1,272
|
1,346
|
1,436
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Conor O'Sullivan
|
3.00%
|
273
|
284
|
286
|
307
|
|
|
|
Farmers' Alliance
|
Pam O'Loughlin
|
2.58%
|
234
|
251
|
253
|
333
|
401
|
|
|
The Irish People
|
Mike Loughrey
|
1.40%
|
127
|
129
|
130
|
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
Denis Vaughan
|
1.01%
|
92
|
98
|
100
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 15,032 Valid: 9,077 Spoilt: 82 Quota: 1,816 Turnout: 9,159 (60.93%)
|
Killaloe: 5 seats[9]
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Joe Cooney[*]
|
27.10%
|
2,819
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Pat Hayes[*]
|
15.37%
|
1,599
|
1,908
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Alan O'Callaghan[*]
|
14.18%
|
1,475
|
1,690
|
1,739
|
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Tony O'Brien[*]
|
12.14%
|
1,263
|
1,365
|
1,393
|
1,417
|
1,450
|
1,577
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Pat Burke[*]
|
10.08%
|
1,049
|
1,322
|
1,375
|
1,414
|
1,444
|
1,695
|
|
Independent Ireland
|
Matthew Moroney
|
8.27%
|
860
|
958
|
983
|
1,016
|
1,105
|
1,335
|
|
Social Democrats
|
Fiona Levie
|
5.89%
|
613
|
658
|
669
|
876
|
1,050
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Martina Cleary
|
3.64%
|
379
|
402
|
405
|
441
|
|
|
|
Green
|
Audrey Flynn
|
3.34%
|
347
|
366
|
370
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 17,151 Valid: 10,404 Spoilt: 77 Quota: 1,735 Turnout: 10,481 (61.11%)
|
Kilrush: 5 seats[10]
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Rita McInerney[†]
|
12.29%
|
1,340
|
1,364
|
1,404
|
1,454
|
1,501
|
1,566
|
1,690
|
1,698
|
1,967
|
|
|
Independent
|
Ian Lynch[*]
|
12.09%
|
1,318
|
1,336
|
1,368
|
1,432
|
1,517
|
1,585
|
1,628
|
1,633
|
1,950
|
|
|
Independent
|
Dinny Gould
|
12.02%
|
1,310
|
1,350
|
1,365
|
1,440
|
1,542
|
1,720
|
1,863
|
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Michael Shannon
|
9.64%
|
1,051
|
1,060
|
1,064
|
1,079
|
1,096
|
1,201
|
1,443
|
1,457
|
1,528
|
1,570
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Gabriel Keating[*]
|
9.53%
|
1,039
|
1,056
|
1,112
|
1,187
|
1,217
|
1,256
|
1,504
|
1,518
|
1,763
|
1,826
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Cillian Murphy[*]
|
9.27%
|
1,011
|
1,016
|
1,043
|
1,089
|
1,121
|
1,137
|
1,159
|
1,162
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Alan Troy
|
9.00%
|
982
|
1,013
|
1,040
|
1,071
|
1,083
|
1,115
|
1,166
|
1,168
|
1,323
|
1,368
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Therese Doohan
|
7.30%
|
796
|
808
|
846
|
858
|
890
|
966
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independent Ireland
|
Joe Woulfe
|
4.56%
|
497
|
550
|
567
|
651
|
707
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Dawn Bennett
|
4.50%
|
490
|
498
|
528
|
544
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independent Ireland
|
Kevin Hassett
|
4.11%
|
448
|
479
|
492
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Green
|
Susan Griffin
|
3.05%
|
332
|
336
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Irish Freedom
|
John Hill
|
2.63%
|
287
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 18,802 Valid: 10,901 Spoilt: 91 Quota: 1,817 Turnout: 10,992 (58.46%)
|
Shannon: 7 seats[11]
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
David Griffin
|
13.18%
|
1,534
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael
|
John Crowe[*]
|
10.79%
|
1,256
|
1,258
|
1,268
|
1,271
|
1,293
|
1,313
|
1,318
|
1,337
|
1,343
|
1,463
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Rachel Hartigan
|
10.33%
|
1,203
|
1,203
|
1,215
|
1,220
|
1,255
|
1,268
|
1,371
|
1,405
|
1,413
|
1,760
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Pat O'Gorman[†]
|
10.16%
|
1,183
|
1,184
|
1,205
|
1,208
|
1,217
|
1,242
|
1,266
|
1,301
|
1,307
|
1,352
|
1,407
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Donna McGettigan[†]
|
9.80%
|
1,141
|
1,141
|
1,146
|
1,162
|
1,188
|
1,221
|
1,443
|
1,587
|
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Tony Mulcahy
|
8.82%
|
1,027
|
1,028
|
1,037
|
1,041
|
1,052
|
1,064
|
1,067
|
1,197
|
1,248
|
1,284
|
1,324
|
|
Independent
|
PJ Ryan[*]
|
8.47%
|
986
|
991
|
1,000
|
1,012
|
1,031
|
1,068
|
1,079
|
1,197
|
1,220
|
1,235
|
1,242
|
|
Independent
|
Michael Begley[*]
|
7.14%
|
831
|
833
|
834
|
865
|
875
|
902
|
930
|
991
|
1,005
|
1,235
|
1,370
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Val Gillane
|
7.03%
|
818
|
818
|
819
|
821
|
836
|
843
|
873
|
879
|
879
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Keith McNamara
|
4.71%
|
548
|
558
|
562
|
598
|
610
|
656
|
671
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
James Ryan
|
3.90%
|
455
|
455
|
456
|
460
|
475
|
483
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aontú
|
John Haugh
|
2.36%
|
275
|
278
|
281
|
297
|
304
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Green
|
Fursa Cavanagh
|
1.73%
|
201
|
201
|
202
|
205
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Pat Barry
|
1.30%
|
151
|
157
|
158
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Conor O'Brien
|
0.27%
|
32
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 23,726 Valid: 11,641 Spoilt: 138 Quota: 1,456 Turnout: 11,779 (49.65%)
|